Picot Statement

P: Nurses and Nursing.

Nursing leadership and patient outcome

Review of studies and literature that examine the association and relationship between nursing leadership practices and patient outcomes.

O: Evidence suggests relationships between positive relational leadership styles and higher patient satisfaction and lower patient mortality, medication errors, sentinel events, and hospital-acquired infections.

Over three months

Healthcare faces an economic downturn, stressful work environments, upcoming retirements of leaders and projected workforce shortages, implementing strategies to ensure effective leadership and optimal patient outcomes are significant.

The nursing shortage continues to be a serious concern for the healthcare industry as a whole. "According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Projections 2012-2022 released in December 2013, Registered Nursing (RN) is listed among the top occupations in terms of job growth through 2022. The RN workforce is expected to grow from 2.71 million in 2012 to 3.24 million in 2022, an increase of...
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